President Benjamin Harrison Home
1230 North Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202 
Phone: (317) 631-1888   Fax: (317) 632-5488              

Web: www.pbhh.org
E-mail: harrison@pbhh.org 

TOUR DESCRIPTION:

House tours begin on the hour and half-hour at the front door of the museum.  The first tour begins at 10am.  The last tour begins at 3:30pm.  All tours are guided.  There is no public waiting area located inside the house, so please try to arrive on the hour or half-hour.  Tours are approximately one hour in length.  Visitors will see 10 rooms in the museum, including the third floor ball room (when it is not closed for a period in between rotating exhibits).  All of the floors are accessible by elevator.  Visitors not wishing to visit the second or third floors are asked to watch a video presentation on the first floor.

The 1875 Italianate Victorian home of President Benjamin Harrison, our country's 23rd U.S. President (1889-1893) and Indiana 's only President, figured prominently in Harrison 's campaign for the Presidency and provides insight into his family's life and history.  The three-level historic landmark is beautifully furnished with many of Harrison's paintings, furniture, and other artifacts including political memorabilia.  The reconstructed carriage house (located behind the home) features a First Ladies display and From Bustles to Ballots, a Women's Suffrage exhibit.  Our current special exhibition, titled Campaigns Through the Centuries, is available from February 18 through November 8, 2008.  The life and select works from Louis Comfort Tiffany (including rare pieces in our permanent collections) will be featured in a temporary exhibit from October 23 through December 30, 2008.

SPECIAL TOURS/PROGRAMS:

A higher admission is charged for tours on LIVE from Delaware Street days.  Please refer to the Calendar of Events for more information about these tour days.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOURS/PROGRAMS:

Please visit the Education Programs page for more information.

MAP:

We are located at 1230 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Note:  Delaware Street is a one-way heading north.  The museum is located just north of I-65 (see maps below).

From Southbound I-65: Take Meridian St. exit (#113).  Proceed east (straight) after exit.  Cross Meridian St. and Pennsylvania St. to Delaware St.  Turn left and proceed north to 1230 N. Delaware St.  The museum is the first house on your left. From Northbound I-65: Take Pennsylvania St. exit (#113).  Turn left from exit onto Pennsylvania St.  Turn left again onto 11th St.  Turn left again on to Delaware St.  The museum is the first house on your left.

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Last updated March 12, 2008.